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Unit 2
Unit 2
Let’s celebrate!
To know different festivals
To know the reasons why people celebrate festivals
To talk about some customs of different festivals
What festivals do you know around the world
What's your favourite festival Why
Spring Festival
Christmas
Dragon Boat Festival
Thanksgiving
Halloween
Mid-Autumn Festival
1 Watch the video and answer the questions.
1 What festivals are mentioned in the video
2 Why do people celebrate these festivals
The festivals mentioned in the video are “hanami”, the Rose Festival, the Mid-Autumn Day, the Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival, and the New Year.
Because people want to celebrate the changing seasons and express their appreciation of nature.
Hanami, in English means
“flower viewing”
Japan
Spring
People picnic under the cherry trees and admire the blossoms.
Rose Festival
Bulgaria
Summer
The festival begins with rose picking, rose growers sing and dance, select a “Rose Queen”.
Mid-Autumn Day,
also called “Moon Festival”
China
Autumn
People gather with their families and eat mooncakes.
Harbin International Ice
and Snow Festival
Harbin, China
Winter
People join the “cool” celebrations and enjoy the various colourfully lit sculptures made from ice and snow.
New Year
different countries
After Midwinter
Celebrations may vary, but they all means good luck for the four seasons ahead.
2 Read the festival descriptions and complete the sentences.
__________ is to celebrate the harvest.
__________ is to celebrate a season.
__________ is to honour an event.
__________ is to honour a person.
Dragon Boat Festival celebrations take place in China on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. They are held in memory of Qu Yuan, a poet and statesman in ancient China. It was the first traditional Chinese festival added to UNESCO’s List of Intangible Cultural Heritage.
Thanksgiving is celebrated mainly in North America, in October or November. Traditionally, it was a chance to give thanks for a good harvest. Now, it is also a time for families to get together for a big dinner.
May Day is a festival to celebrate the start of summer, with celebrations held across Europe and in parts of North America. People prepare decorations with flowers and dance around maypoles.
Freedom Day is held every year on 27 April to celebrate South Africa’s first fully-participated elections in 1994, in which everyone was allowed to vote regardless of skin colour. It celebrates the end of racial inequality in the country.
____________________ is to celebrate the harvest.
____________________ is to celebrate a season.
____________________ is to honour an event.
____________________ is to honour a person.
Dragon Boat Festival
Freedom Day
May Day
Thanksgiving
According to the four descriptions, how can we introduce a festival
a festival
when to celebrate
(time)
where to celebrate
(place)
how to celebrate
(activities)
why to celebrate
(reasons)
Read the festival descriptions again and complete the table.
Festivals Time and Places Reasons Activities
Dragon Boat Festival
Thanksgiving
fifth day of the fifth lunar month; China
October or November; North America
in memory of Qu Yuan
give thanks for a good harvest
dragon boat races; eat Zongzi; hang herbs on the front door
families get together and have a big dinner
Festivals Time and Places Reasons Activities
May Day
Freedom Day
at the beginning of summer; across Europe and in parts of North America
27 April; South Africa
to celebrate the start of summer
to celebrate South Africa's first fully-participated elections in 1994, the end of the racial inequality in the country
prepare decorations with flowers and dance around the maypoles
wear shirts printed with Nelson Mandela, peace dove, freedom; dancing and singing
Dragon Boat Festival
Double Ninth
Festival
Spring Festival
Tomb sweeping Day
Lantern Festival
Mid-Autumn
Festival
…
Festivals
in China
Work in groups. Talk about:
Other festival of each type
National Day
Festivals
in other
countries
Christmas
Fool’s Day
Valentine’s Day
Carnival
Easter
Thanksgiving
Mother’s Day
Father’s Day
Halloween
…
Other reasons to celebrate a festival
Other reasons to celebrate a festival include celebrating the beginning of a year, worshipping the ancestors, etc.
Pongal
Pongal is a four-day harvest festival held throughout South India. It usually falls on the 14th or 15th of January. Pongal is a traditional occasion for giving thanks to nature and celebrating the life cycles that give people grain. Part of the celebration is the boiling of the first rice of the season to convey appreciation to the Sun God for providing the energy for agriculture.
1. Dragon Boat Festival is to honour a person.
honour v. to do sth. that shows great respect for sb./sth.
尊敬，尊重(某人)
to give public praise, an award or a title to sb. for sth. they have done 给予表扬(或奖励、头衔、称号)
【归纳】
honour sb. /sth. for sth. 因……而给予……表扬(或奖励、头衔)
be honoured as 被评为……
be/feel honoured (to do sth.) （做某事）感到荣幸
e.g. He was honoured for his courage and bravery.
I am / feel very honoured to be included in the team.
honour n. 尊敬，敬意；荣誉；荣幸
have the honour to do/ of doing … 有幸做……
be an honour to sb. 是某人的光荣
It is one’s honour to do sth. 做某事是某人的荣幸。
in honour of sth. / sb.
为了庆祝某件事，出于对某人或某事物的敬意
【拓展】
e.g.
It’s a great honour to be invited to your birthday party.
We fought for the honour of our country.
We must show our honour to our parents.
We’re having a party in honour of our daughter’s
graduation from college.
The stadium was named in honour of the club’s first
chairman.
【语境应用】根据括号内的汉语提示补全下列句子(每空一词)。
1) His parents felt it ________ ________ ________ ( 很荣幸) to be asked to speak at the meeting held ________ ________ ________ ( 为了庆祝) the school’s birthday.
2) ________ ________ __________ (我感到荣幸) to have been able to take on this role.
3) They stood in silence as a mark of _______ _______ _______ (对她的敬意).
a great honour
I am / feel honoured
honour to her
in honour
of
2. Freedom Day is held every year on 27 April to celebrate South Africa’s first fully-participated elections in 1994, in which everyone was allowed to vote regardless of skin colour.
1) participate v. to take part in or become involved in an
activity 参加，参与
participate in 参加
participation n. 参与；参加
e.g. Everyone in the class is expected to participate in these discussions.
take part in & participate
词条 用法 例句
take part in 侧重参加某项群众性、集体性的事业、工作或活动，突出参加者在其中发挥一定的作用。 They returned to take part in the season’s opening game.
participate 正式用词，特指参加团体活动，暗示以一个积极的角色参加。 They expected him to participate in the ceremony.
【语境应用】翻译句子。
1) Everyone in the class is expected to participate actively in these discussions.
全班同学都应该积极参与这些讨论。
2) We want more participation in the decision-making.
我们想更多地参与决策。
2) vote v. to show which person or party you want, or whether you support a plan, by marking a piece of paper, raising your hand etc 投票; 表决; 选举
vote for/ against 投票赞成/反对
vote on 投票，表决
vote to do sth. 投票/ 表决做某事
e.g. Why did you change your mind to vote for him
As we can’t agree on this matter, let’s vote on it.
We should vote to decide who will clean the apartment this week.
vote n. 选票；表决；投票
take/have a vote on sth. 就某事进行表决/投票
【语境应用】单句语法填空。
1) In my opinion, the matter should be decided ________ vote.
2) If we cannot agree, let’s vote _____ it.
3) He failed to vote for me, instead, he voted ________ me.
by
on
against
3) regardless adv. without being affected or influenced by something 不管﹔不顾
regardless of 不管；不顾 后跟名词或从句
e.g. A cut diamond, regardless of its shape, offers the greatest value.
The plan for a new office tower went ahead regardless of local disagreement.
I’m leaving my job, regardless of what my friends say.
【语境应用】翻译句子。
1) 这份工作对所有人开放，不考虑经验。
2) 不管天气如何，我们将继续比赛。
This job is open to all, regardless of experience.
We will continue the race, regardless of the weather.
1. Choose a festival that you are interested in and introduce it in a short passage.
2. Preview the part: Understanding ideas.

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